The other night I was looking through my 6-year-old's bug book with him and had to down about a gallon of Pepto Bismol to make it through the whole thing. Apparently, there are over 800,000 types of insects. Because I know you'd like to finish this post before you hit 98 years of age, I picked five to show you.
#1: The Kenyan DUNG BEETLE
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| Take a wild guess why this one is so gross. Besides the fact that the sick thing eats POOP, he rolls it into balls before doing so. Poop is big business in the dung beetle world. In fact, a well-known dung beetle entrepreneur, Long Duck Dung, just opened The Dung Beetle Bakery at the corner of Dirt Mound and Dead Grass Patch and sells Poop Balls right beside his famous Cake Balls. (Picture via: Totus Conservative Politcal Commentary) |
#2: EARWIG
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| STOP RIGHT THERE, Insect Namer! Pick another name before I have to get Pepto Bismol fed to me intravenously. This name is more than I can take. What in the heck. According to the source for all knowledge, Wikipedia, an earwig's name came from the Old English word "eara", which means ear, and "wicga", which means insect. This name is derived from an old wives' tale that you can find here. (Warning: It's gross!) Source: Intelligent Pest Solutions |
#3: GLOWWORM
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| All of those years of watching my sister cuddling with her stuffed Glowworm and I STILL didn't know there was a REAL insect by that name. Did you? (Source: Shakespeares Navigators) |
#4: HORNWORM
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| This nasty thing attacks tomato & tobacco plants. It is a type of caterpillar and can grow to be FOUR INCHES LONG. This bug alone is why I'm going to give the next person I meet who works on a tobacco or tomato farm a big, big bug hug. The next time you either light up a cigarette or eat something with tomatoes, think of the hornworms a migrant worker had to fight off to get that to you! Source: Butterflies & Curmudgeons |
#5: WATER STRIDER
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| When my 6-year-old saw the picture of the water strider, he said, "Look, Mom, this bug is just like Jesus because he can walk on water. That bug is just like Jesus!" Apparently, my son didn't stop to wonder if this bug can turn water into wine. Let's think things through next time, son! |
I would love to show you more, but my Pepto Bismol ran out and you've got a funny look on your face.
24 comments:
Something about this post really bugs me....Yeah, it's all the creepy things that make my skin crawl!
Thanks for the earwig. I may never sleep again.
OMG...the glow worm was the best toy ever!!! It lit up so I could play a bit longer in bed...wait...did that sound very odd???
Get your head out of the gutter.
Hahahah! And Ewwww! You know what else is disgusting? The Potato Bug (or Earth Baby) Blech. I was rolling on the ground reading the one about the Poop Balls. Hahah! I am so gonna think about this post next time I make some cake balls.
Glow worms are kinda cute. And I hate earwigs, you find them in pools all the time here.
those are all gross. I remember picking hornworms off our tomato plants when I was a kid. I also am totally creeped out by earwigs!
I clean up the dog poo in my back yard (why he can't use the toilet like the rest of the family, I don't know) and I am here to tell you that dung beetles aren't the only bugs that feed off poo. I see everything from earthworms to potato bugs scrambling after I scoop. Don't let your son eat worms....nope....never.
I should not have been eating lunch while reading this post.
Ugh I hate stupid bugs!
and now, I need the Pepto! lol I guess reading your post while eating my lunch was a bad idea. muahahaha!
Okay first, why were you looking at a bug book in the first place? I'm sending you all my unread copies of Parents magazine, ASAP.
Please don't be mad at me for not clicking on the link leading to the origins of the Earwig's name. I'm clean out of Pepto Bismol, my friend.
--Yes,
This post reaaaally Bugs Me Off. For Reals. Xx
The only one I could tolerate was the Gloworm. The rest were just too...insecty.
Wait, did you read my two posts about the tomato hornworms? I had a 4 incher! You have to go read it! It was sooooo horrifying.l And then I got a small one that was actually fascinating. THose things me my insides turn to pure mush. I hate them so much.
I hate creepy crawlies!!!!
Your commentary is funny though. I can forgive you for giving me nightmares now about dung beetles.
My hubs is a tough, burly, SOB, but you could run him from here to China if you had a praying mantis aka walking stick in your hands.
Hilarious to behold
My skin is all creepy crawly now. Kitty litter cake and bugs? Are you trying to freak me out?
Absolutely skimmed this quickly with my iPad....I couldn't stomach the pics.....
So...to tell a dung beetle to just go eat poop...
...would actually be a warm, hospitable wish, then?
My eyes! My eyes! (LoL)
Yuck!
So thankful we've at least outgrown the "here mommy" as kids hand you one of those! (LoL)
I used to love tomatoes.
Crap.
EARWIGS! We get them in our house - there is a time of the year when they show up. It's gross.
And no! I did not know there was actually a real glo-worm. lol
GLOWWORM. <-- They're real?!
No clue and those little toys for babies were SO popular. I haven't seen one in a while - is this insect instinct maybe?! ;)
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